“Regional Australians have put up with substandard telecommunications for far too long. They face natural disasters and the tyranny of distance getting to health services. Mandatory domestic roaming is needed.

“Yet again, as with net zero and a host of Labor’s other virtue signals to the world, the Albanese Labor Government is throwing our economy and farmers under a bus to compete in a red-and-green tape beauty contest nobody genuinely wants to win.

"Labor’s track record is to put productive agriculture last, and now they are putting their zero agenda ahead of Australia's food security & regional communities through subsidy-backed wind and solar projects, and destructive transmission lines.

Visiting communities across Mallee, concerns centred on aged care service cuts, disaster recovery and local support. Advocacy continues for seniors, stronger regional communities, and ongoing public access to iconic climbing areas.

Labor’s water buybacks have already cost Murray irrigation communities jobs, production and growth. Local councils say more buybacks will deepen losses, while funding promises fail to deliver practical investment and infrastructure.

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New industry data shows that of the 12.9 gigawatts of wind generation backed under Labor's Capacity Investment Scheme, only 788 megawatts has reached financial close and is actually progressing - barely six per cent.

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The Leader of The Nationals asked whether the Albanese Government intended to argue that Australia belonged in the lower tier. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade agreed the lower tier was available - but we missed out.